After today’s practice, Coach Jackson mused that center Kwame Brown’s been doing a lot of work of late, even managing to comb his hair today. All kidding aside, Jackson said Kwame is looking good and making outstanding progress on his injured ankle and knee.
According to Lakers trainer Gary Vitti, Kwame is actually right on schedule as most injuries of his kind take at least six weeks to fully heal. Jackson acknowledged that the Lakers are urging Brown to stay out of game action until he is 100%. He’ll likely be ready to complete some activities on the court sometime around next weekend though.
Jackson also said that the time off is particularly beneficial to players like Kwame who underwent surgery (shoulder & ankle) during the off-season. While fans expect players to show up to training camp completely ready to go, Jackson said this is often not the case as most players need several weeks — or even months worth — to fully recovery from off-season surgery.
